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forewarn

[fawr-wawrn, fohr-] / fɔrˈwɔrn, foʊr- /


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It is vital the devices stay hidden, she said, before adding: "We would urge the government to forewarn the public that alerts might be issued, when possible."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

China's civil aviation authority will forewarn and issue notices in advance for any space activities, Wang said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2023

We constantly tried to forewarn our partners — but for the most part, they thought it was an exaggeration, an example of Russophobia.

From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2022

Businesses that didn’t forewarn customers should attempt to reach out, by forwarding a company phone to a cell phone, for example, or using a mobile phone as a hot spot for an internet connection.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2021

She seemed to always have premonitions of their coming and would forewarn my father.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

It’s dark and, as the album title forewarns, there is plenty in that mood here—at times evoking societal situations, just as often depicting the ravages of his own age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

When she has audio calls, she forewarns her colleagues she might lose connection.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

Lawrence forewarns readers of his travel writing from Italy.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2021

Carl Safina makes a strong case for the supremacy of “Moby-Dick” as a novel in which Herman Melville forewarns of the errors that civilization may make.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020

“My brother wears one in a ring. And as he’s a sea captain, the opal forewarns him of ocean storms. He says it has never been wrong.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

"When someone becomes quite well-known in one area, it will be flagged to our area, so we are forewarned and can identify them a lot earlier before they commit multiple crimes," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

That’s a very real possibility—and a big problem for Wall Street, Morgan Stanley’s Lisa Shalett forewarned on Monday.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

But be forewarned: It can and does happen.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026

“Everyone should be forewarned on this one,” Dimon says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

"Certainly. But you must remember that they were unprepared for the attack. We are forewarned."

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

The panic generated by Jamie Dimon’s “cockroaches” forewarning last October has never fully dissipated.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

When the demolition crews arrived Monday at the White House, there had been no forewarning.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025

It may be best to roll it out slowly, with trial periods and plenty of forewarning to markets.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

The lack of forewarning strains the availability of resources and aid provided to new arrivals at the receiving site, which includes food, clothing, hygiene kits, health checkups and legal orientation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2023

So she walked into the kitchen alone and without forewarning to find out what was causing her husband’s outcry.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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